Oguchi Onyewu to Livorno !?

By: Marco Stucazzo | July 3rd, 2009

Some unreliable media is reporting the Livorno have placed a formal offer to the now Standard Liège free agent Oguchi Onyewu !?

Smells a lot like Aldo is jumping on the PR bandwagon again… To be fair the Gooch , as they say, has expressed his desire to play in Italy or Spain and has now been rumoured to be going much pretty much anywhere in the Big 3.Altough Aldo has mentioned the Big Syracuse bred Central back’s name in the past, it’s highly unlikely he’d be coming to our favourite Tuscan Serie A town but i think this rumour has picked up because of the American Army Base in Livorno, Camp Darby. Livorno having a semi-big american community out there so the gooch,as they say, might feel closer to Home (He does talk about never adapting to European culture in the video below)

I wouldn’t mind seeing the big american roaming the Livorno defense (why the gloves ?) but i’m pretty sure we won’t be seeing the gooch, as they say, clearing ball after ball out of the Livorno half next year.

Category: Team News

Tags: Livorno, oguchi onyewu, Spinelli, standard liege, Team News, umnt, usa national team

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• Weston |  July 4th, 2009 at 5:45 am

  
  
  

  Hes a beast and you’d be luckyto have him, but personally id rather see him at everyon with Howard.

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• ndcolin |  July 8th, 2009 at 9:45 am

  
  
  

  camp darby is small. in high school, we used to manhandle livorno american in every sporting competition. if he really wants an american community, he’ll go to naples or sicily

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• Pauly W. Nuts (AS ROMA) |  July 8th, 2009 at 7:07 pm

  
  
  

  Welcome back to Serie A, Lovorno and its fanhood!

  Auguri!

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• David |  July 21st, 2009 at 9:27 am

  
  
  

  Here’s another American-star-to-Livorno rumor. Hope this one works out for you.
  http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2009/07/21/1395479/report-livorno-lining-up-ambitious-bid-for-la-galaxys

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• Caleb |  July 21st, 2009 at 7:31 pm

  
  
  

  Regarding the potential Donovan transfer: As an American, I think it’s a good move because he needs exposure to a European league to ramp up his game ahead of the World Cup. As a Livorno fan, I think he’s nowhere near the quality of Diamanti, so if Donovan is the replacement it’s a net loss.

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• David |  July 22nd, 2009 at 7:57 am

  
  
  

  Diamanti’s a treq, I’m not sure that Donovan would fit in that position, but who knows. I think the problem with Donovan is more in perception than anything else. People are still looking at his performances in 2006, rather than his last two years. If one is being objective, he has really played well in that time period.

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• Caleb |  July 22nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm

  
  
  

  You’re right that I might be overly critical of Landon. He has played well in the past several years, both for club and country. My concern is the quality of competition in MLS and in CONCACAF. I think he has the ability to explode once he gets to Europe, and I hope he does that wearing the Amaranto. Forza Livorno!

  PS Please forgive any Italian translations. I’m trying to learn.

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• David |  July 23rd, 2009 at 1:22 pm

  
  
  

  I think that the quality of competition concern is a legitimate one. However, I don’t think that the gulf is so vast as to keep Donovan from succeeding. The thing to remember about Landon is that he likes being “the guy”. I think that his primary interest in Livorno is that it is a club that is small enough that the competition allows for greater opportunity in playing time than a club like Milan or Juve, while allowing a high level of competition. While that may seem critical, I don’t see it as a negative. I think that, at this point in his career, he has enough maturity to deal with a league like Serie A and I really think that it could be a good fit for both parties.

  Also, it seems that you guys are interested in Ricardo Clark as well. I like that the President of Livorno is being creative in seeking talent.

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• Caleb |  July 29th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

  
  
  

  I need some help from the blog. I convinced my wife to take a trip to Italy, with the condition that we see a Livorno game. The problem is that the week we can make it is Oct. 4, when the Amaranto play at Siena. What do I need to know about attending an away match in Serie A? Can I get tickets in the Livorno section? And if I play the stupid American in the Siena section, can I not get my ass kicked?

  Sorry for the foolish American questions, and I’ll apologize in advance for putting this up on multiple Marco blog posts.

  Caleb

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• Johonna |  July 29th, 2009 at 5:18 pm

  
  
  

  I would suggest not sitting in either curva – the view is not so good and that way there are no worries. Given that the teams are rivals, I suspect you would not be able to buy a ticket for the away fans section anyway.

  Get a nice seat on one of the sidelines – and bring rain gear. October in Tuscany may be a little wet and, as I recall, Siena’s stadium is largely open.

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• Cristiano |  July 31st, 2009 at 5:34 am

  
  
  

  If you want passion, sit in the curva.

  real fans, real day at the football. Yes, even though Livorno are communist scum.

  Sit in the Siena curva as a Livornese and yes, you will get your ass kicked. If the Livorno end is closed, then just settle for a tribuna seat, otherwise ask for a ticket in the “settore ospiti”.

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